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Gerard Fortin

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Birth	:	31 Jul 1922
Death	:	31 May 2011
Burial	:	Saint Francis Catholic Cemetery, Waterville, Kennebec County, USA
Coordinate	:	44.5387917, -69.6468735
Description	:	WINSLOW - Gerard Fortin, 88, peacefully went home to be with his Lord and his wife of 58 years with his family at his side May 31, 2011. Gerard was born in Winslow, July 31, 1922, son of Alphonse Peter Fortin and Julia Duquette Fortin. He was a lifetime resident of Winslow and was educated in Winslow schools, but due to the depression he opted to go to work after the ninth grade to help support his large family. Gerard proudly served his country in the Army in the Pacific Campaign during World War II. He served with Company C 565th Signal... Read More	WINSLOW - Gerard Fortin, 88, peacefully went home to be with his Lord and his wife of 58 years with his family at his side May 31, 2011. Gerard was born in Winslow, July 31, 1922, son of Alphonse Peter Fortin and Julia Duquette Fortin. He was a lifetime resident of Winslow and was educated in Winslow schools, but due to the depression he opted to go to work after the ninth grade to help support his large family. Gerard proudly served his country in the Army in the Pacific Campaign during World War II. He served with Company C 565th Signal Air Warning Battalion in the Philippines and New Guinea until 1946. After the war, he returned home to go into business with his father and brothers. He was a lifelong cattle dealer and butcher. He and his late wife owned Fortin's Meats in Winslow until it closed in 1999. He met the love of his life, Mary Vivian Oakes, whom he married June 4, 1948. He was predeceased by his parents; his wife, Vivian; brothers Leo, Wilbert "Bert," Alphonse and Donald; sister Yvette; and by a granddaughter, Melina Paradis. He is survived by his children, Wilfred Fortin of Sidney, Norma Fortin of Hampden, Mary Wilkinson of San Antonio, Texas, Irene Fortin of Quincy, Mass., Susan and John Dwyer of Pembroke, Mass., Frances and Erik Rasmussen of Great Falls, Va., John and Deborah Fortin of Vassalboro; 12 grandchildren, Lisa, Sarah, Kathryn, Monica, Miranda, John, Jay, Kyle, Alex, Joseph, Jarrett and Joel; 10 great-grandchildren; and his siblings, Sister Norma, Robert, Lucien and George. He will be laid to rest beside his beloved wife at St. Francis Catholic Cemetery in Waterville. (Morning Sentinel 6/2/2011)

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Family Members:

Parent

Alphonse “Pete” Fortin

(1892 - 1972)

Julia Duquette Fortin

(1895 - 1968)

Spouse

Mary Vivian Oakes Fortin

(1925 - 2007)

Siblings

(1917 - 1946)

(1919 - 1989)

(1924 - 1972)

(1926 - 2004)

(1939 - 2017)

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